Staring another application from PHP

[venkat.muvva@gmail.com]

Hi,

I have to start an application from PHP and the application should run
on its own then onwards.

I have tried with system(), exec() etc... and I am not scuccessul.

Please help me in solving this problem.

Thanks in Advance
--Venkat

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Re: Staring another application from PHP

On May 7, 7:30 am, venkat.mu...@gm ail.com wrote:

Hi,
>
I have to start an application from PHP and the application should run
on its own then onwards.
>
I have tried with system(), exec() etc... and I am not scuccessul.
>
Please help me in solving this problem.
>
Thanks in Advance
--Venkat

[reaches for crystal ball]
details??
code youve tried,
your OS and anything else you think might be helpful.

ps. imagine your phoning a person who hasnt spent anytime on your
computer.

[vol30w60]

Re: Staring another application from PHP

venkat.muvva@gm ail.com wrote:

Hi,
>
I have to start an application from PHP and the application should run
on its own then onwards.
>
I have tried with system(), exec() etc... and I am not scuccessul.
>
Please help me in solving this problem.
>
Thanks in Advance
--Venkat
>

If you are using Windows, you probably need to use the PsTools method
noted here:

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php#59428

Once you have PsTools, you can launch an application like this:

<?php

exec('C:\PsTool s\psexec.exe -accepteula -d -s notepad.exe 2>&1', $output);

?>

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Re: Staring another application from PHP

On May 7, 3:27 pm, vol30w60 <vol30...@yahoo .comwrote:

venkat.mu...@gm ail.com wrote:

Hi,

>

I have to start an application from PHP and the application should run
on its own then onwards.

>

I have tried with system(), exec() etc... and I am not scuccessul.

>

Please help me in solving this problem.

>

Thanks in Advance
--Venkat

>
If you are using Windows, you probably need to use the PsTools method
noted here:http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php#59428
>
Once you have PsTools, you can launch an application like this:
>
<?php
>
exec('C:\PsTool s\psexec.exe -accepteula -d -s notepad.exe 2>&1', $output);
>
?>

you can also register a php scripts as a service, and start that.